COLUMBIA, S.C. — As the cleanup from Helene continued Friday, the South Carolina Department of Transportation said their teams are trying to clear roads and restore some normalcy to residents after the storm impacted the palmetto state.
Hannah Robinson is the Media Relations Manager for SCDOT. She said trees continue to be the number one issue.
“So crews have been working on clearing trees out of the roadway today. We’ve seen a lot of trees down all over the state, but in the midlands as well. (We’re) also monitoring any roadways that have flooding in those low-lying areas. So, they’ve been monitoring those roads, clearing trees out of the roadway, and just providing any kind of assistance they can, Robinson said…